Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club

Royal Porthcawl in 2008
Interactive map of Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Club information
51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W / 51.492; -3.726
Coordinates51°29′31″N 3°43′34″W / 51.492°N 3.726°W / 51.492; -3.726
LocationPorthcawl, Wales, U.K.
Established1895 (1891)
TypePrivate
Total holes18
Events hostedSenior Open (2014, 2017, 2023)
The Amateur (7 times)
Walker Cup (1995)
Curtis Cup (1964)
British Masters (1961)
Welsh Golf Classic
University Golf Match
Websiteroyalporthcawl.com
Par72 (71 on 3 Senior Opens)
Length7,137 yards (6,526 m)
Course rating76.4

Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club in Wales in the United Kingdom, located north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel.

The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Masters in 1961, and European Tour event, the Welsh Golf Classic in the early 1980s. In March 2010, it hosted the University Golf Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities, with Oxford winning 9–6. The Senior Open Championship has been played here three times, in 2014, 2017, and 2023.

History

The club was founded in 1891 by a group of businessmen from Cardiff, with the first nine-hole golf course being laid out on Lock's Common by Charles Gibson the following year. In 1895, the club moved to its present location with the addition of a further nine-hole course. Shortly after that, the new course was extended to eighteen holes, with the original course later being abandoned. Royal status was conferred on the club by Edward VII in 1909.[1]

The Senior Open Championship was played at Royal Porthcawl in 2014 and Bernhard Langer won by thirteen strokes over runner-up Colin Montgomerie;[2][3] it returned again in 2017, where Langer defeated Corey Pavin to win again.[4][5]

In 2015, The R&A championship committee chairman Peter Unsworth said that The R&A had "no intention" of hosting The Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl. He added that "We're happy with the number of courses on the rota, and we don't have any intention to go to Porthcawl". It is thought that the infrastructure around Royal Porthcawl does not meet requirements, with roads leading to the course being narrow and that public transport would not cope with the huge crowds in the Open Championships.[6]

Major tournaments hosted at Royal Porthcawl

Year Tournament Winner
1951 The Amateur Championship Dick Chapman
1961 British Masters Peter Thomson
1964 Curtis Cup United States
1965 The Amateur Championship Michael Bonallack
1973 The Amateur Championship Dick Siderowf
1980 The Amateur Championship Duncan Evans
1988 The Amateur Championship Cristian Härdin
1995 Walker Cup  Great Britain &  Ireland
2002 The Amateur Championship Alejandro Larrazábal
2014 Senior Open Championship Bernhard Langer
2016 The Amateur Championship Scott Gregory
2017 Senior Open Championship Bernhard Langer
2023 Senior Open Championship Alex Čejka
2025 AIG Women's Open Miyū Yamashita

Scorecard

Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M:75.7 / 143
W:83.3 / 154 		374 464 452 216 611 394 122 474 402 3,509 360 184 582 475 173 476 430 504 459 3,643 7,152
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
5		 4
5		 3
3		 5
6		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
5		 36
40 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
5		 3
3		 4
5		 4
5		 5
5		 4
5		 36
40		 72
80
Blue M:75.0 / 141
W:82.3 / 152 		374 464 445 216 556 394 122 474 402 3,447 360 184 565 435 163 451 430 504 427 3,519 6,966
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
5		 4
5		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
5		 35
39 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
5		 3
3		 4
5		 4
5		 5
5		 4
5		 36
40		 72
79
White M:73.2 / 137
W:80.0 / 148 		353 425 388 200 486 387 119 472 377 3,207 333 180 549 421 150 422 426 493 410 3,384 6,591
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
5		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 36
37 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
5		 3
3		 4
5		 4
5		 5
5		 4
5		 36
40		 72
77
Yellow M:71.8 / 133
W:78.5 / 145 		316 410 376 180 473 378 116 439 368 3,056 323 158 529 410 146 411 422 488 371 3,258 6,314
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
4		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 36
36 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 4
4		 4
5		 5
5		 4
4		 36
37		 72
73
Red M:69.5 / 124
W:75.9 / 139 		310 373 336 153 432 358 113 420 320 2,815 320 143 503 360 143 384 392 449 334 3,028 5,843
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
5		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 4
5		 4
4		 35
37 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 4
5		 4
5		 5
5		 4
4		 36
38		 71
75
Bronze M:67.8 / 116
W:73.8 / 134 		230 313 336 143 432 358 113 420 227 2,572 301 143 437 360 143 291 344 449 344 2,802 5,374
Par Men's
Women's 		4
4		 4
4		 4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 4
5		 4
4		 35
36 		4
4		 3
3		 5
5		 4
4		 3
3		 4
4		 4
5		 5
5		 4
4		 36
37		 71
73

See also

References

  1. ^ "Club History". Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Bernhard Langer wins by 13 shots". ESPN. Associated Press. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "The Senior Open Championship pres. by Rolex". ESPN. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  4. ^ "2014 Senior Open Championship set for Royal Porthcawl". The R&A. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Senior Open Championship to return to Royal Porthcawl in 2017". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Open 2015: R&A have 'no intention' of using Royal Porthcawl". BBC. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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